1. The saliva of Sa’da is a cure,
O son of Dujail, so give me a drink of it for every malady.

2. My companions fell asleep while I know not sleep.
There is a mote in my eye and sickness in my heart.

3. The slanderers say “You loved Sa’da,”
They spoke truly. My love for the sublime one was barefaced.

4. I cannot imagine myself living now that love
Has weakened and the dwellings of my enemies have closed in around me.

5. The kind, caring adviser is gone,
And this affliction, my hateful neighbor, dwells near my house.

6. She dwelled near us like water for a time, but when
She left, the well of Harran ran dry.

7. Join night to day endlessly
With twists and indirect passages between them.

8. Find peace with the beloved whom you meet while
Everything besides the beloved is affliction.

9. The doctor says “There is solace in God’s mercy”
But I have no solace.

10. An appointed term whose outcome I know not,
What soul has attained its desire?

11. Patience does not wear away longing for her, and after
Many days consolation will come to you.

12. The blows of fate spare no one.
Every cup has bitterness in it.